Please excuse multiple crosspostings to various listservs... We are a group of teachers working on a project that we plan on submitting to the Apple Learning Interchange. Specifically, this project focuses on the idea of reinventing field trips as w
Read more…Hi Everyone - My goal is to have a question posted to the forum each day in order to stimulate conversation here in the Global Education Collaborative ning. I am going to "tag" a person to add a question for tomorrow, and in turn, they should tag an
Read more…I will be traveling in Greece visiting archaeological sites and staying in Corinth for the month of July. I have done this twice before and I keep up a blog about my trip and invite students (and anyone) to follow my trip and to send me questions and
Read more…Hi everyone, My name is Iain Cook-Bonney, and I am currently running an ICT professional development contract for about 100 teachers in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is an exciting time! I am enjoying introducing and supporting these teachers with the in
Read more…I’m interested to learn more about Evolutionary Psychology study which represents modern scientific research delivering a solid conclusion regarding human behavior, explaining how a specific behavior is genetically determined, and what that mutation
Read more…I have successfully defended my thesis proposal and will begin my research project in the fall. My class will connect and collaborate with a classroom in Bucaramanga, Colombia. I am looking for any thoughts or ideas on this project, We will podcast a
Read more…Flickr is such an amazing photography resource; if you haven't checked it out, you must! I've started a Global Educaiton Collaborative Flickr group where Flickr members can send photos to share. Hopefully, Julene and I will use this in our NECC works
Read more…I noticed Tim Wilson reference something called Visual Ranking from Intel today via a Twitter feed. I googled this, and found a plethora of useful tools and resources on Intel's education website. There is a searchable collection of "stories" about i
Read more…I'm not sure if Vanity Fair is readily available outside the U.S, but check out some this month's offerings on Africa http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/africa">here. There's a helpful interactive map of Africa, and a smattering of articles are avail
Read more…I am an electrical engineer student & i want know about some electrical projects which i made easily.
Read more…Howdy, the idea came up in this very forum, so here it is: On Tuesday, take a picture of the highest clock around or of the area around your school from a high point within your school at the right moment: 02:03:04 on 05.06.07. Post the image to Fli
Read more…WHAT DO WE DO WITH KNOWLEDGE? Initiatives towards freedom in teaching and freedom in learning M. SESHAGIRI Hyderabad, A.P. India What do we do with knowledge? Shall we say the answer as “We share”? Because, we share knowledge among ourselves, whic
Read more…Hello Global Educators! I'm writing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where I am the middle school IT facilitator at Mont'Kiara International School. Prior to this, I was the MS Academic IT Coordinator at Munich International School in Germany. Next year
Read more…Greetings all. I hope that this will be the perfect place for me to find teachers interested in participating in a collaborative math project. Please contact me at t56linc@gmail.com if you think that you might be interested. You could participate in
Read more…We are in a position to lead our schools and teachers towards Global Awareness. As an Australian (a small country that needs to cross boarders to survive) I am acutely aware of language of inclusion when it comes to global relations. It is very possi
Read more…Just noticed this in the Apple Learning Interchange... a free white paper is available for download. I haven't read it yet, but perhaps you'll find it interesting! Global Awareness and Education: America’s Test for the 21st Century http://education.
Read more…The Teachers Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html Multimedia Guide to iEARN (contains many resources useful for anyone) http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/multime
Read more…This looks like a fun thing to try: http://blog.flickr.com/flickrblog/2007/04/its_coming_24_h.html Btw, did you know you can post your Flickr pictures here in Ning? I've posted some pictures from my European travels last summer, and Jerome Burg add
Read more…I'm currently preparing a couple of global projects for my students and our link schools in the UK and USA. If any other schools wish to join in, you would be very welcome. Our 12-13 year olds will be making posters to promote the international day
Read more…I know you have them: the parents who want you to explain to them why they should allow technology in their homes at all. They're the ones that believe there are no redeeming qualities to the activities in which children engage at home (like IM, My S
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